# The Human Time Horizon Favors Next Week by Desmond Morris > “We’re more concerned with what’s going to happen next week than we are about what’s going to happen next century, and I’m afraid that it’s very difficult to get people to worry about what happens next century.” > **— Desmond Morris**, *Open University, “Earth in Vision,” updated May 4, 2016* ## Sources and Context - **Original or near-original source and full passage:** [Open University, “Earth in Vision,” updated May 4, 2016](https://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/creative-climate/earth-vision/desmond-morris-earth-vision) — Morris relates this short horizon to the difficulty of facing large-scale ecological issues. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Climate Systems as Human Resilience Platforms|Climate Systems as Human Resilience Platforms]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Human Animality|Human Animality]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Ecological Limits|Ecological Limits]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We’re more concerned with what’s going to happen next week than we are about what’s going to happen next century, and I’m afraid that it’s very difficult to get people to worry about what happens next century.” — Desmond Morris, Open University, “Earth in Vision,” updated May 4, 2016 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-desmond-morris-the-human-time-horizon-favors-next-week ```